Senior Appian Developer

Role Description

The company is seeking a Senior Appian Developer to serve as the senior technical resource on an Agile sprint team dedicated to refining, enhancing, and expanding a production Appian portal. In this role, you will provide advanced configuration, application architecture and integration design, peer code review, and deployment support, while mentoring other developers on the team. This is a full-time position that works in close coordination with the client's technical staff and Kaleidoscope Affect's Project Manager, offering the flexibility of remote work with occasional collaboration during Eastern time zone business hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on Appian application development experience
• Current Appian Senior Developer (Level 2) Certification (must be active and in good standing at time of hire)
• Current Appian Analyst Certification (must be active and in good standing at time of hire)
• Demonstrated experience designing Appian application architecture and developing complex Appian solutions
• Demonstrated experience implementing integrations between Appian and external systems and platforms
• Demonstrated experience conducting peer code reviews and enforcing development standards
• Demonstrated experience supporting production deployments
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and providing technical guidance to development teams
• Experience developing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining Appian applications in an Agile development environment

Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future
• Must successfully complete a background investigation and any suitability screening required by the client agency prior to being authorized to perform work
• Must complete client-specific orientation and onboarding, not to exceed ten (10) business days, prior to beginning billable work
• Must comply with all client security protocols, access control requirements, and data handling rules for the duration of the engagement
• Must be available during Eastern time zone business hours and actively participate in scheduled sprint ceremonies, technical design discussions, and client meetings
• Must sign and comply with Kaleidoscope Affect's confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement

Key Responsibilities

• Development and Configuration:
  • Design, configure, and develop Appian interfaces, records, sites, process models, business rules, integrations, reports, security configurations, data objects, and related application artifacts to support evolving business needs
  • Build new forms and capabilities that expand portal functionality, including seamless integrations with other platforms
  • Proactively resolve defects, optimize application performance, and continuously refine existing workflows and reporting to improve the end-user experience
• Architecture and Technical Leadership:
  • Design scalable application architecture for new capabilities and evaluate design alternatives against Appian platform best practices
  • Develop clear implementation plans, level of effort estimates, proposed technical approaches, mockups as applicable, and testing and deployment strategies for client review and approval prior to starting work
  • Lead peer code reviews and help establish and maintain shared development standards across the sprint team
  • Mentor developers, foster technical growth, and support knowledge transfer within the team
• Delivery and Support:
  • Actively participate in two to three week Agile sprints, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, user story development with clear acceptance criteria, sprint demos, and retrospectives
  • Partner with the client during user acceptance testing and implement feedback through iterative refinement
  • Support production deployments, including release documentation and post-release validation
  • Provide Tier 2 support for application errors, workflow failures, integration issues, and role and permission configuration

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting federal government clients, particularly in the legislative branch or in a secure operational environment
• Experience with Active Directory integration and single sign-on within Appian
• Experience with Appian mobile capabilities and responsive interface design
• Experience developing centralized reporting dashboards in Appian
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Additional Appian certifications, including Lead Developer

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $135,000 - $155,000 per year, commensurate with experience
• Remote work flexibility with a collaborative, mission-driven Agile team
• Opportunities to lead technical design, mentor peers, and shape the future of a growing enterprise application